---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires safety education training twice per calendar year for school bus drivers and school bus aides.*"
description: "Requires safety education training twice per calendar year for school bus drivers and school bus aides.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4345"
citation: "New Jersey A 4345 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH TRANS", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Holzapfel, James W.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77db2583-e5fd-4c12-a3ca-7c1c15af5ab8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3d35ffe6738973215f0feedb2c67e549004c71b784e43f8cf76b32370b1381ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 4345 (218) — Requires safety education training twice per calendar year for school bus drivers and school bus aides.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4345_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4345_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2853 (1R)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.160. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77db2583-e5fd-4c12-a3ca-7c1c15af5ab8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).